2017 Solar Eclipse News and Articles
Aug. 21, 2017 marked a unique opportunity for scientists in the contiguous U.S. — for the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse would sweep coast to coast, providing scientists under the path of totality with a rare chance to study the Sun and Earth in uncommon ways. Read the articles and news releases pertaining to this historic event.
Eclipse 2017 Shines Light on the Sun-Earth Connection
Aug. 21, 2017, marked a unique opportunity for scientists in the contiguous U.S. — for the first time in nearly…
NASA Hosts Live Science Chat: One Year After Eclipse 2017
On the one-year anniversary of the historic 2017 Eclipse Across America, NASA will host a Science Chat at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday,…
Eclipse 2017: Science from the Moon’s Shadow
Download related briefing materials from Dec. 11’s press conference at the 2017 American Geophysical Union meeting. On Dec. 11, 2017, six…
How Scientists Used NASA Data to Predict the Corona of the Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse
When the total solar eclipse swept across the United States on Aug. 21, 2017, NASA satellites captured a diverse set…
NASA’s Lunar Mission Captures Solar Eclipse as Seen From the Moon
During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, captured an image of the Moon’s…
Hinode Satellite Captures Powerful Aug. 21 Eclipse Images, Video
As millions of Americans watched the total solar eclipse that crossed the continental United States on Aug. 21, the international…
Media Invited to View Preparations and Takeoff NASA Solar Eclipse Flights
As Americans head outside for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, two NASA research planes will take to the sky…
Studying the Sun’s Atmosphere with the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017
A total solar eclipse happens somewhere on Earth about once every 18 months. But because Earth’s surface is mostly ocean,…
Five Tips from NASA for Photographing the Total Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21
The total solar eclipse crossing America on Aug. 21 will be the first eclipse to march from sea to shining…
NASA Recommends Safety Tips to View the August Solar Eclipse
More than 300 million people in the United States potentially could directly view the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, and…
NASA Marshall’s Dr. Alphonse Sterling, Subject of ‘Black Suns’ Eclipse Documentary, Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse
Among the scores of scientists avidly awaiting the Aug. 21 “Eclipse Across America” — the first total solar eclipse to…
Solar Eclipse Knocks NASA Goddard Into the Park
As deputy project scientist for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Noah Petro spends a lot of time thinking about a particular,…
Chasing the Total Solar Eclipse from NASA’s WB-57F Jets
For most viewers, the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse will last less than two and half minutes. But for…
NASA Invites You to Become a Citizen Scientist During US Total Solar Eclipse
Learn how you can participate in a NASA experiment NASA invites eclipse viewers around the country to participate in a…
Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Focus of June 29 Program at Wallops Visitor Center
On Aug.21 a total solar eclipse will cross the continental United States from coast-to-coast. Join the NASA Wallops Flight Facility…
Media Invited to June 21 Science, Safety Briefings on August Total Solar Eclipse
For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will cross the entire nation Aug. 21. Representatives from…
Scientist to Discuss ‘2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA’ at Library of Congress Lecture
The public is invited to a free talk called “The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA” with…
Preparing for the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Related multimedia at NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, a total eclipse will cross the entire…